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by MERsmom
Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:44 am
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: Looking for e-stim info
Replies: 3
Views: 3625

Re: Looking for e-stim info

I should also say that her finger function is starting to be much more active and her bicep has gotten a lot stronger and more active since doing the e-stim. For the hand it's hard to tell how much is e-stim and how much is natural healing since hand is last to come usually, but I think it could be ...
by MERsmom
Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:40 am
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: Looking for e-stim info
Replies: 3
Views: 3625

Re: Looking for e-stim info

Hi Carly, Our daughter has a total ROBPI, had surgery/nerve grafts at 4.5 months and just had botox to her shoulder and tricep on Monday. She is now 15 months old. Her therapist has been doing e-stim on her hand and bicep for the last couple of months and it seems to be helping. The therapist put th...
by MERsmom
Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:22 pm
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: Scars
Replies: 9
Views: 5135

Re: Scars

Thanks all! We ended up buying the silicone pads and have been doing massage on the scars starting recently (we are just 4 weeks post surgery). Does anyone know of some kind of patch to put on the scars to protect against the sun? My daughter is still under 6 months so I'm not sure about using sun s...
by MERsmom
Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:41 am
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: Scars
Replies: 9
Views: 5135

Scars

Hello. I am new to the forum and have really appreciated reading what's on here so far. My daughter is 5 months old and has a full brachial plexus injury to her right arm. She had surgery on May 24th where they did exploration and discovered rupture of three nerves and lots of scarring. They took ne...